Public event on the new ’Omicron’ virus variant

What are the characteristics of the new Sars-CoV-2 variant "Omicron", how does it spread compared to other variants, and what does "Omicron" mean for society? Experts from the Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) at the University of Bern will present the latest research and answer questions from the audience at a public online event on Wednesday, December 8, 2021. On Wednesday, December 8, 2021 from 5.00-6.45 p.m. CET, the Multidisciplinary Center for Infectious Diseases (MCID) will host a public online event on "Omicron" in the form of a live webinar. Interested parties can join and ask the experts questions via chat. The event will be recorded and made available online afterwards. The live webinar will cover topics such as mutations of "Omicron," potential for evading the immune system, impact on the global economy and international travel activity, global collaboration in the fight against the new variant, and the current situation with several "Omicron" cases in Switzerland. Experts from various academic disciplines of the multidisciplinary center, such as medicine, economics, and ethics, will participate in the outreach event: PD Dr. Christian Althaus, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern Dr. Claus Beisbart, Institute of Philosophy, University of Bern PD Dr. med.